Orange Slices and Green Plate SOLD

This small square dish is a lovely yellow green color with just enough room for three slices of orange.  I like the many greens, yellow green for the plate, minty cool green for the tabletop and shadow and deep green for the background.  All complemented by the oranges and the orange stripe.  I also like the perspective of the plate and its shadow. 

Three Radishes on Yellow Green

This was painted about ten days ago from the beginning of the radish crop.  Now the radishes are three or four times the size; they are huge.  I liked the red radishes against the yellow green plate.  You can tell the radishes are fresh, the leaves are actually standing up.

Small Yellow Peppers Green Plate Squared

Another painting of the yellow peppers; this time with the green plate squared up to the front edge of the canvas, hence the title.  I like the repetition of shapes,  horizontals,  colors, and lines.  The vertical edges of the plate and the vertical pepper add contrast as does the touch of red in the cast shadow of the pepper. 

Small Yellow and Red Peppers on a Green Plate

This is my favorite still life plate.  It's small enough to fit just a few orange slices or these small sweet peppers.  It also has lovely planes that pick up light and shadow.  Plus it gives me opportunity to practice drawing in perspective.